La Quinta Inn & Suites opened its doors April 15, giving tourists and other travelers a new option along Route 30.

The hotel at 1405 Kenneth Road, West Manchester Township, is in a space York countians may remember as the site of several short-lived restaurants. Most recently, Emperor's Chinese Food and Sushi Restaurant was there, and before that it was Wild Tuna Bar and Grill, Cheeseburger in Paradise and Chi-Chi's.

Now the site has been reborn as an 81-room hotel, which includes extended-stay rooms and multi-room suites, said Melanie Myers, the hotel's general manager. The hotel has an indoor swimming pool, hot tub, fitness room, 50-person meeting room, free continental breakfast and free wifi and cable, she said.

La Quinta is also a pet-friendly hotel chain, and pets are welcome to stay in rooms free-of-charge.

The hotel employs 15 to 20 people, Myers said, and caters to both tourists and business travelers.

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La Quinta Inn & Suites opened in West Manchester Township. The hotel is at the former site of several restaurants, most recently Emperor's Chinese Food and Sushi Restaurant.(Photo: Brett Sholtis, York Daily Record)

Though the hotel hasn't started advertising yet, it already has attracted some guests, including a team of volleyball players who came to York for a Mid-Atlantic Power League volleyball tournament this weekend at York Expo Center, said Brittany Brown, who works at the hotel.